UPDATE: Route 9 has reopened.
The Maine State Police out of Troop E are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 1:10 a.m. on December 16, 2020, shutting down all travel on Route 9 in Clifton.
State Police were dispatched to a roll-over crash involving several vehicles, and a log truck that rolled over blocking Route 9. Troopers investigating the crash determined Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville, Maine, and driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on a suspended driver’s license, crossed the centerline, striking a 2000 Western Star tractor-trailer unit operated by Rodney Tolman, 56, of Amherst, Maine. Preston was critically injured in the crash and needed to be extricated by Fire Personnel from Eddington and Holden before he was transported by Northern Light Ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Serious injury crash in Clifton involves log truck
Update to this story: As of 12:22 p.m., Route 9 has been reopened.
CLIFTON The Maine State Police out of Troop E are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 1:10 a.m. today, Dec. 16, and shut down all travel on Route 9 in Clifton.
State Police were dispatched to a rollover crash involving several vehicles and a log truck that rolled over, blocking Route 9. Troopers investigating the crash determined Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville, driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on a suspended driver’s license, crossed the center line, striking a 2000 Western Star tractor-trailer unit operated by Rodney Tolman, 56, of Amherst. Preston was critically injured in the crash and needed to be extricated by fire personnel from Eddington and Holden before he was transported by Northern Light Ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Maine State Police investigating collision between pickup truck and logging truck on Route 9 in Clifton
The driver of the pickup truck was critically injured in the crash and needed to be cut from the vehicle by fire personnel from Eddington and Holden. Author: Jessica Yario (NEWS CENTER Maine), Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine), Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:44 AM EST December 16, 2020 Updated: 12:40 PM EST December 16, 2020
The Maine State Police Department is investigating a serious crash involving a logging truck Wednesday morning, which shut down all travel on Route 9 in Clifton for several hours. It happened around 1 a.m.
State police were dispatched to a rollover crash involving several vehicles and a logging truck. Troopers investigating the crash said they determined Jay Preston, 30, of Dennysville was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado on a suspended driver’s license when he crossed the centerlin